DRM WALTAIR SHRI LALIT BOHRA REVIEWS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND SAFETY AT MARSHALLING YARD Shri Lalit Bohra, the Divisional Railway Manager of Waltair, today conducted inspection of the Marshalling Yard, an important hub for goods transportation in the Waltair Division. During his visit, he reviewed several important aspects of the yard, including the Reception Yard, Dispatch Yard, and Ore Exchange Yard, all of which play an integral role in the smooth and efficient movement of goods. Accompanied by senior railway officials, Shri Lalit Bohra began the inspection from the Reception Yard, followed by a visit to the Dispatch Yard and Ore Exchange Yard. These yards are central to the Marshalling Yard, which is the heart of the goods transportation network in the region. DRM focused on ensuring that the operational systems, infrastructure, and safety measures in place were up to the highest standards. Following the yard inspections, Shri Lalit Bohra, DRM moved on to inspect the Electronic Interlocking Cabin of the Reception & Dispatch Yard, to review the traffic operations related to the port side, which play a vital role in managing the movement of trains and goods efficiently and safely. During his inspection, DRM interacted with the staff working at various points in the Marshalling Yard. He engaged with the staff to have firsthand feedback on their working skills, challenges, and gathered valuable feedback on the day-to-day operations. DRM also reviewed the technological advancements implemented in the yard, particularly in the field of electronic interlocking systems, which have significantly contributed to the safety and operational efficiency of the yard''s operations.

NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS 2025 AT NSTL IN VISAKHAPATANM Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL), the premier naval research laboratory of Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), Visakhapatnam celebrated National Science Day Celebration 2025 on 05.03.2025 at Moapatra Manasi Auditorium. National Science Day is being observed every year on February 28, in honour of Indian physicist Sri CV Raman who received Nobel Prize in 1930 for his invention ‘Raman Effect’ on 28.02.1928. Chief Guest on the occasion is Dr. Avinash Chander, Former Chairman DRDO. Dr. Avinash Chander garlanded the statue of Bharat Ratna Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam along with Dr. Abraham Varughese, Outstanding Scientist & Director NSTL; Associate Directors Dr. HN Das and Smt. Rajeswari Devi DR; senior Scientists Dr. GV Krishna Kumar, Dr. SK Panigrahi; NSTL Civil Employees Union President Sri A Sunil; Members of NSTL CE Union and Works Committee and other employees of NSTL. Programme started with lighting the lamp and floral tributes to Sir CV Raman by Chief Guest Dr. Avinash Chander, Dr. Abraham Varughese and other delegates. In his welcome address, Chairperson of NSDC-2025 Sri Ramesh Babu Boni, Scientist ’F’ opined that with the relentless efforts of NSTL, India is striving towards Vikasit Bharat in the area of development of naval systems, reducing defence imports and becoming manufacturing hub of defence products. Director NSTL Dr. Abraham Varughese explained in detail the theme of the National Science Day 2025 “Empowering Indian Youth for Global Leadership in Science & Innovation for Vikasit Bharat”. He exemplified various eminent Indian Scientists in different fields of science. He stressed the need of sustainable efforts of young people to make India Global Leader in Science & Innovation. Chief Guest Dr. Avinash Chander gave an insightful talk on the theme of NSD 2025. He elaborated the spirit of science in Indian tradition. He remembered ancient Indian scientists Charaka, Sushruta, Varaha Mihira, Aryabhatta, etc. and present generation scientists and their valuable contributions that imply the capability of India in the development of science & technology since ancient days. He appreciated the strength of Indians by saying that top-25 technically advanced organizations are being headed by Indians only. Also, he said that Indian professors are now backbone of world’s prestigious academic institutions and more than 1,40,000 start-ups are strengthening India in every field. He opined that the competitive spirit in R&D will definitely support in realizing the theme of NSD 2025. Every year, on this occasion, a Silicon Medal is awarded to scientists for their outstanding work in R&D. This year, Mr. K Udayanand, Scientist ‘D’has been awarded this medal and Commendation Certificate signed by Chairman DRDO for his oration on “Design and Evaluation of Acoustics Performance of Parallel Baffle Silencer for Diesel Engine Intake of Ship”. On this occasion, Chief Guest along with Director NSTL and Technology Director(Hydrodynamics Research) has launched Artificial Intelligence- Enabled Database “Gyankosh” which will be a knowledge repository of all the hydrodynamic model test data of marine vehicles. This database was developed by NSTL in association with a start-up TridAI. As part of NSDC-2025, NSTL conducted quiz competition for the students of 07 schools. Students of ZP High School, Narava and Ramanadh Secondary School, NSTL Complex have won I and II prize respectively. Programme concluded with the distribution of prizes to the students by Chief Guest and Director NSTL.